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Tuesday, 10 February 2015

Lo! God is Forgiving, Merciful

Lesson # 620 From Holy Qur’aan

Lo! God is Forgiving, Merciful

‘Al-Maaa-‘idah (the
Table Spread) – Chapter – 5)–Stage
- 2

Verse
– 39 of 120, Section – 6 of 16 (Part - 6)

BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim

In the name of Allaah,
the Beneficent, the Merciful

But whoso repenteth after his wrongdoing
and amendeth, lo! Allaah will relent toward him. Lo! Allaah is Forgiving,
Merciful.

The punishment of a thief was discussed
in the previous lesson that his/her hand should be cut off. It is the penalty
of his/her crime and declaration of Allaah’s
displeasure. Then it was told that Allaah
is Mighty and Wise more than the entire (because
everything, which is held in the earth and heavens, has been created by Him).

The thief became too much careless
from his/her Creator (God Almighty) that he/she forgot Him and committed such a
crime that “others will take the crime of theft ordinary if he/she is not
punished properly”. While, if we see at its other side, we shall find that
disorder and disturbance will occur in the affairs of the world due to this
crime and the people will be confused. The Wisdom of Allaah Almighty desires to disclose His Superiority and Power
before all the people at such occasion and punish the thief in such a manner
that the people tremble by observing this punishment and they never go near
this act (act of theft). So Allaah
Almighty commands His obedient servants, “As for the thief, both male and
female, cut off their hands. It is the reward of their own deeds and an
exemplary punishment as warning for others”.

It has been explained in this
verse that the thief, who wishes to be saved from the punishment of the Day of
Resurrection, he/she should repent after wrongdoing and amend oneself (accept
heartily, “I shall never commit such bad work again”, along with it, make up
the loss, which was harmed by him/her to anyone without any cause and return
that person’s property. If the stolen property has been destroyed, then its complete
price should be paid in its retaliation i.e. make amends, arrange himself/herself
for future and take this matter as, “By stealing, really I tyrannized great”). By
doing so, he/she will be forgiven from the punishment of the Doomsday and as
he/she has repented before Allaah
Almighty, He will also relent toward him/her.

Heretofore, after describing about
the punishment of robbers and plunderers, it was told also that if they repent
then their punishment of the Day of Resurrection will be forgiven too. There,
it was also told that “if they repent before arrest, then,
that punishment, which they deserved in this world against their crimes, will
also be forgiven”. However, the rights of human
have been violated. Their forgiveness is in the hands of those people, whose
rights have been violated. But there is no description about forgiveness of the
worldly punishment in case of theft that “if they repent before arrest, then,
that punishment, which they deserved in this world against their crimes, will
also be forgiven”. Therefore, the thief will be punished properly when his/her
crime is proved.

Transliterated Holy Qur’an in Roman Script & Translated from Arabic to English by Marmaduke Pickthall, Published by Paak Company, 17-Urdu Bazar, Lahore, Lesson collected from Dars e Qur’an published By Idara Islaah wa Tableegh, Lahore
(translated Urdu to English by Muhammad Sharif)